Molding.



No. 866,480. PATENTED SEPT. 1'7, 190?. W. F. KIESEL, JR.

MOLDING APPLICATIOE FILED H0124. 1906.

v BY

INVENTOR ATTORNEY WILLIAM F.' KIESEL, JR., OF ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA.

' MOLDING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 17, 1907.

Application filed November 24, 1906. Serial No. 344,866.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. KIESEL, Jr., a citizen of the United States, residing at Altoona, in the county of Blair and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Moldings, ,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in metal moldings to be used in metal interior work for producings, and the like.

ing ornamental effects in panels, door and window cas- It relates more particularly to moldings applicable to the inside finish of the higher grade of steel passenger cars; my object being to provide moldings which may be bolted in place with the bolt heads concealedso as moldings applied to the fragment of an inside sheathing or surface plate, the upper end of the molding and plate being shown in section; and Figs. 2, 3, and 4,

similar views of modifications in the construction and ornamentation of said moldings.

Like numerals designate like parts in. the several views.

In each of the views a short section of molding is shown applied to a fragment of an inside sheathing or surface plate designated by reference numeral 1, said plate being attached to the frame-work of a car or other structure in any approved manner, and being divided preferably into panels, as described in my said co-pending application. To break up the plainness of these metal panelsand to frame in window and door openings cut through the panels, I provide the moldings, as herein illustrated, formed from steel orother metal platespressed or drawn into shape, and having longitudinal channels, which channels at the back are provided with holes to receive the rivets, by which the moldings are bolted to the plates.

In Figs. 1 and 2 the molding is formed by pressing the sides of the plate outwardly at each side of the channel and then over toward one another at right angles, the edges of the plate being provided with reentrant flanges, leaving an open space between flanges through which the rivets may be inserted when'fastening the" moldings in place. To cover and conceal the rivets, I fill the channel completely with an insert consisting of a plastic material, such as asbestolith, monolith, or other suitable that can be premed enrolled into the channel and will have fire .proof qualities.

This material, when hardened, presents a smooth exterior surface which, according to the nature of the ma terial used, will present a pleasing color contrast to the metal portion of the molding. The exterior surface of this insert may be in turn embellished by impressing therein a conventional design such as is shown in Fig. 1

or by inserting an inlay comprising a thin plate of brass,

aluminium or other metal, perforated or cut into artistic configurations, as illustrated at 4 in Fig. 2, these inlay strips being placed in position while the insert is in its plastic condition, and provided with inward projections or flanges to retain them in place.

In'Figs. 3 and 4, I have shown moldings 5 having a channel of dove-tail crosssection, the plates at each side of the channel being'bent outwardly and then backwardly rb bring their outer edges in alinement with the back oi the channel. It will be understood that instead of giving them these rectangular bends, the sides of the moldings may be curved, or otherwise bent. In this form of molding the plastic insert 3 is rolled or pressed into the channel, as before, after the molding has been secured in place, the dove-tail form of the channel holding the insert securely therein. In Fig. 3, the outer surface of the insert is shown with an inlay oi strips 6, of metal or other material, pressed in while the insert is still in its plastic condition to iormany desired design. In Fig. 4, the molding is shown wider, the insert being given a panel efiect by means of the strips 7. As so constructed, the moldings maybe finished in polished metal, coated with lacquer, or they may be painted or prepared with a pigment burned into/the metal to produce a natural or artificial finish of'any' desired nature, and the inserts and inlay strips or plates may be so arranged as to produce any desired it in place and having a recess to. receive one or more bolt heads, in comblnatlonwlth an.lnsert of plastic material placed in the recess after the molding is fastened in positlon to conceal the bolt heads.

2. A metal molding formed wlth a longitudinal channel and having therein means for bolting the molding in place, in comblnatlon with an insert of plastic material placed in the channel after themoldlng ls fastened in position to conceal the bolt heads. f

3. A metal molding formed with a longitudinal channel having therein means for bolting the molding in place, in combination with an insert of plastic materlal placed in the chanel after the moldlng has been fastened in p05!- tlon, and an inlay pressed into the exposed surface of the insert while in its plastic condltion. r

In testlmony whereof I. have aflixed my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM F. KIESEL, In.

Witnesses:

Fnmcrs N. PARIS, B. S. Brown. 

